Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Romania Declare Political Support for Joint Bid to Host 2030 FIFA World Cup

November 24 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Youth and Sports Minister Krassen Kralev, Serbia's Youth and Sports Minister Vanja Udovicic, Romania's Youth and Sports Minister Constantin-Bogdan Matei and Greece Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis made an announcement here on Saturday regarding the four countries' joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030. The four declared their governments' categorical political support for this project.

Kralev described the joint bid as a vary important political signal for the whole world. According to him, this is a declaration that the four countries are ready to defend their interest together as a family. Bulgaria will invest all of its energy in implementing the project, he said.

Vassiliadis described this is a chance to promote the region. "This way, we can show that the Balkan countries are an important region in Europe," he noted. The Greek Deputy Minister said he found out from Minister Kralev that Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania are jointly hosting the 2021 European Women's Volleyball Championship, adding that Greece is also interested in joining.

Minister Vanja Udovicic, who hosted the meeting, declared the Serbian State's categorical support for the joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. His Romanian counterpart Matei did the same.

The news conference was followed by a working meeting between the ministers and representatives of the four counries' football federations. RI/MY